Best Spy Fiction

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Settembre 2022 (see all)
Descrizione
Cloak and dagger... secrets and spies... the world of espionage is full of thrilling tales. Our List of the Month this September is devoted to the Best Spy Fiction. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
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I trentanove gradini
di John Buchan
5,418 utenti
190 recensioni
½ 3.5
22 Members
janoorani24, cpg, paradoxosalpha, charl08, troutstreamman, Sensory, Cecrow, amanda4242, cbl_tn, questbird, celerydog, paulmdh, perennialreader, petralex, gypsysmom, noveltea, citizencane, DebbiMack, Patricia.Ralston, Deborama, BGNorris, RMSpencer
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: Seminal man-on-the-run thriller featuring German spies in England on the eve of the Great War (written as English war propaganda, I think).
4
Il nostro agente all'Avana
di Graham Greene
5,382 utenti
140 recensioni
3.9
15 Members
paradoxosalpha, kleo, troutstreamman, Sensory, Cecrow, PitcherBooks, stephenis, sturlington, celerydog, perennialreader, noveltea, mfvetter, DebbiMack, AnaraGuard, RMSpencer
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: The quintessential black comedy of Cold War espionage.
5
Tutti gli uomini di Smiley
di John le Carré
4,517 utenti
66 recensioni
4.2
15 Members
Minthe, pitjrw, abbottthomas, jburlinson, cwc790411, paulmdh, petralex, Bookish59, citizencane, MichaelLynnSr, DebbiMack, Boand, AnaraGuard, cleed, BGNorris
6
Professione? Spia!
di Louise Fitzhugh
7,052 utenti
121 recensioni
4
12 Members
Aquila, gilroy, aprille, erinclark, bjappleg8, Sensory, Heather39, elkiedee, noveltea, DebbiMack, ManWithAnAgenda, AnaraGuard,BGNorris ,
8
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
di Dorothy Gilman
1,740 utenti
74 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
janoorani24, parlerodermime, dewasus1, PitcherBooks, sturlington, Bookish59, AbigailAdams26, barefootsong, johnsconklin, AnaraGuard, SueHerbine,BGNorris
Spiegazioni
SueHerbine: Love this book! Have re read it several times and it is always enjoyable.
9
Un americano tranquillo
di Graham Greene
8,076 utenti
181 recensioni
4
11 Members
troutstreamman, terran, PitcherBooks, stephenis, questbird, RBeffa, celerydog, petralex, mfvetter, MichaelLynnSr, ManWithAnAgenda
10
La grande fuga dell'Ottobre rosso
di Tom Clancy
11,328 utenti
117 recensioni
4
9 Members
hipdeep, janoorani24, BookWallah, cbl_tn, laplantelibrary, peterveen, MichaelLynnSr, Deborama, cleed,
11
Casino Royale
di Ian Fleming
6,369 utenti
253 recensioni
½ 3.5
8 Members
timspalding, viking2917, janoorani24, amanda4242, paulmdh, perennialreader, daisyfly, Calaf49
12
Doppio inganno
di Robert Ludlum
9,914 utenti
156 recensioni
3.8
7 Members
hipdeep, erinclark, Sarielle, perennialreader, peterveen, gahoward67, aspirit
13
La primula rossa
di Baroness Orczy
8,859 utenti
192 recensioni
4
9 Members
aprille, hipdeep, charl08, bjappleg8, cbl_tn, sturlington, petralex, Patricia.Ralston, Deborama,
14
The Polish Officer
di Alan Furst
1,167 utenti
33 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
adamhindman, pitjrw, troutstreamman, thosgpetri, RBeffa, citizencane, Deborama
15
L' onorevole scolaro
di John le Carré
4,017 utenti
73 recensioni
3.8
8 Members
Minthe, abbottthomas, cwc790411, questbird, paulmdh, Bookish59, MichaelLynnSr, cleed
Spiegazioni
questbird: Espionage in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia
16
Slow Horses
di Mick Herron
1,785 utenti
107 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
viking2917, rosalita, charl08, abbottthomas, VivienneR, celerydog
17
Il rovescio della medaglia: romanzo
di Patrick O'Brian
2,537 utenti
27 recensioni
4.2
7 Members
aprille, anglemark, janoorani24, Minthe, MichaelLynnSr, dandalf, machris,
18
Declare
di Tim Powers
1,499 utenti
42 recensioni
4.1
6 Members
karenb, viking2917, adamhindman, paradoxosalpha, lottpoet, djriave
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: The best espionage-with-supernatural-occultism story I've read, strongly rooted in 20th-century (and earlier) historical events.
19
La spia perfetta
di John le Carré
3,835 utenti
63 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
viking2917, adamhindman, citizencane, MichaelLynnSr, Deborama, cleed
20
Il cimitero di Praga
di Umberto Eco
4,560 utenti
164 recensioni
½ 3.3
6 Members
paradoxosalpha, Cecrow, petralex, Bookish59, cleed, KitKatOtaku
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: The novel's anti-hero is a forger in the regular employ of state intelligence agencies. A story about the 19th-century invention of modern anti-semitism.
21
Slippery Creatures
di KJ Charles
409 utenti
21 recensioni
4.1
6 Members
karenb, amanda4242, Heather39, souloftherose, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda,
22
L'uomo che fu Giovedì: storia di un incubo
di G.K. Chesterton
7,077 utenti
170 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
adamhindman, hipdeep, Cecrow, petralex, Patricia.Ralston, machris
23
The Rose Code
di Kate Quinn
2,022 utenti
100 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
erinclark, terran, sturlington, perennialreader, gypsysmom, al.vick,
24
Il giardiniere tenace
di John le Carré
5,211 utenti
87 recensioni
½ 3.6
6 Members
terran, elkiedee, Bookish59, ahef1963, Deborama, cleed
25
Enigma
di Robert Harris
2,925 utenti
42 recensioni
½ 3.7
5 Members
VivienneR, souloftherose, Boand, BGNorris, machris
26
The Alice Network
di Kate Quinn
4,312 utenti
218 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
rosalita, erinclark, terran, sturlington, al.vick
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Transcription
di Kate Atkinson
2,415 utenti
122 recensioni
½ 3.7
6 Members
VivienneR, terran, sturlington, elkiedee, noveltea, Deborama,
28
The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax
di Dorothy Gilman
1,134 utenti
41 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
janoorani24, dewasus1, PitcherBooks, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
Spiegazioni
SueHerbine: Great book of my favorite character.
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Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station
di Dorothy Gilman
863 utenti
22 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
dewasus1, Bookish59, ahef1963, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
Spiegazioni
SueHerbine: Dorothy Gillman never dissapoints and Mrs. Pollifax is a perfect spy!
30
Ashenden, or, The British Agent
di W. Somerset Maugham
1,032 utenti
34 recensioni
½ 3.7
5 Members
paradoxosalpha, pitjrw, troutstreamman, amanda4242, noveltea
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: A brace of short stories that largely invented the genre, with tropes that have survived into today's spy fiction. Vivid with more than a little autobiographical sourcing.
31
Il giorno dello sciacallo
di Frederick Forsyth
5,317 utenti
90 recensioni
4
4 Members
birder4106, peterveen, tommi180744, MichaelLynnSr
Spiegazioni
tommi180744: Riveting central character (the assassin) & storyline reads as if fact not fiction.
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La pratica Ipcress
di Len Deighton
1,339 utenti
39 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
Euryale, paradoxosalpha, abbottthomas, peterveen
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: An excellent example of the two features that attract me to this genre: epistemological ambiguity and moral compromise.
33
La casa Russia
di John le Carré
3,812 utenti
50 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
Minthe, petralex, Boand, Deborama
34
La cruna dell'ago
di Ken Follett
5,373 utenti
93 recensioni
4
4 Members
laplantelibrary, birder4106, RBeffa, MichaelLynnSr
35
The Riddle of the Sands
di Erskine Childers
2,602 utenti
68 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
questbird, petralex, peterveen, Yuki-Onna
Spiegazioni
questbird: Messing about with boats meets pre-WW1 espionage
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha
di Dorothy Gilman
846 utenti
19 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
dewasus1, Bookish59, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
37
Zoo Station
di David Downing
807 utenti
33 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
RBeffa, elkiedee, mysterymax
38
Il simpatizzante
di Viet Thanh Nguyen
3,967 utenti
155 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
aprille, pitjrw, questbird, sturlington
Spiegazioni
questbird: Triple agent in the Vietnam War and beyond.
39
Il direttore di notte
di John le Carré
3,427 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
rosalita, janoorani24, Bookish59, cleed
40
Il restauratore
di Daniel Silva
2,508 utenti
71 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
Sarielle, perennialreader, KitKatOtaku
41
Game, Set & Match trilogy
di Len Deighton
293 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.3
3 Members
viking2917, questbird, tommi180744
42
Dossier Odessa
di Frederick Forsyth
2,957 utenti
49 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, BookWallah, Boand
43
The Jennifer Morgue
di Charles Stross
2,156 utenti
66 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
tardis, adamhindman, paradoxosalpha, PitcherBooks,
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: The James Bond legend serves as a basis for eldritch thaumaturgy in the context of 21st-century espionage.
44
Radio Girls
di Sarah Jane Stratford
351 utenti
24 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
rosalita, Bookish59, barefootsong, machris,
45
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
di Dorothy Gilman
988 utenti
35 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
dewasus1, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
46
La donna in bianco
di Wilkie Collins
12,857 utenti
338 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
aprille, thosgpetri, celerydog, ManWithAnAgenda,
47
American Spy
di Lauren Wilkinson
816 utenti
48 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
Euryale, terran, sturlington
48
Spy vs. Spy: The Complete Casebook
di Antonio Prohias
182 utenti
2 recensioni
4
4 Members
hipdeep, amanda4242, ManWithAnAgenda, AnaraGuard,
49
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
di Dorothy Gilman
917 utenti
21 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
dewasus1, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
50
La tamburina
di John le Carré
3,410 utenti
47 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
bjappleg8, paulmdh, Boand
51
Il regno delle ombre
di Alan Furst
1,075 utenti
25 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
adamhindman, troutstreamman, RBeffa
52
Mrs. Pollifax on Safari
di Dorothy Gilman
905 utenti
23 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
dewasus1, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
53
The Tears of Autumn
di Charles McCarry
525 utenti
17 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
viking2917, janoorani24, pitjrw
54
Dark Voyage
di Alan Furst
895 utenti
28 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
Minthe, troutstreamman, RBeffa
55
L'afghano
di Frederick Forsyth
1,928 utenti
48 recensioni
½ 3.4
3 Members
BookWallah, abbottthomas, terran
56
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
di Dorothy Gilman
843 utenti
18 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
dewasus1, AbigailAdams26, SueHerbine
57
Quinta colonna
di Graham Greene
1,649 utenti
32 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
JerryMonaco, pitjrw
58
A 007, dalla Russia con amore
di Ian Fleming
3,797 utenti
64 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
abbottthomas, amanda4242
59
L'intoccabile
di John Banville
1,567 utenti
36 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
aprille, jburlinson
60
Your Code Name Is Jonah
di Edward Packard
295 utenti
3 recensioni
3
3 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow, ManWithAnAgenda,
Spiegazioni
Cecrow: Nice! I forgot about this one. A few others in the series would qualify as well.
61
Night Soldiers
di Alan Furst
1,575 utenti
47 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
adamhindman, RBeffa
62
The Model Spy
di Maryka Biaggio
13 utenti
5 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Bookish59, Maryka
Spiegazioni
Maryka: Based on the true story of Toto Koopman, arguably the first woman to spy for the British.
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ˆLa ‰guerra di Charlotte
di Sebastian Faulks
2,431 utenti
31 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
charl08, celerydog, Deborama,
64
Dead Lions
di Mick Herron
1,013 utenti
57 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
VivienneR, celerydog
65
Diary of a Dead Man on Leave
di David Downing
102 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
VivienneR, RBeffa
66
Il mondo è in pericolo
di Agatha Christie
2,762 utenti
49 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
BookWallah, cbl_tn
67
La maschera di Dimitrios
di Eric Ambler
1,846 utenti
50 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
troutstreamman, cbl_tn
68
Spook Street
di Mick Herron
636 utenti
30 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
VivienneR, celerydog
69
Il cardinale del Cremlino
di Tom Clancy
6,319 utenti
38 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
hipdeep, daisyfly,
70
La regina
di Daniel O'Malley
2,986 utenti
206 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Morphidae, PitcherBooks,
Spiegazioni
Morphidae: Urban fantasy espionage with a British dry wit. The book description also describes it well, "... for readers who like their espionage with a dollop of purple slime, or their supernatural thrillers with an agenda and a pencil skirt."
71
The Secrets We Kept
di Lara Prescott
1,142 utenti
61 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
sturlington, aspirit
72
His Quiet Agent
di Ada Maria Soto
76 utenti
13 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
lottpoet, barefootsong, ManWithAnAgenda, ,
73
La spia
di James Fenimore Cooper
784 utenti
15 recensioni
½ 3.3
2 Members
petralex, citizencane
74
Silverview
di John le Carré
1,054 utenti
46 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
troutstreamman, Boand
75
Munich
di Robert Harris
1,141 utenti
56 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
VivienneR, RBeffa
76
An Extraordinary Union
di Alyssa Cole
485 utenti
37 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
karenb, barefootsong,
77
Summerland
di Hannu Rajaniemi
356 utenti
18 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
Aquila, karenb,
78
Avversario segreto
di Agatha Christie
4,464 utenti
141 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
Ling.Lass
79
Lettera a Berlino
di Ian McEwan
2,431 utenti
49 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
EMS_24
80
Il circo
di Alistair MacLean
890 utenti
16 recensioni
½ 3.3
Member
perennialreader
81
James Bond 007: Colonel Sun
di Robert Markham
456 utenti
13 recensioni
3.2
Member
timspalding
82
While Still We Live
di Helen MacInnes
315 utenti
9 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
tealadytoo
83
Falcó
di Arturo Pérez-Reverte
271 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 3.5
Member
kleo
84
The Double Game
di Dan Fesperman
174 utenti
12 recensioni
½ 3.3
Member
mysterymax
85
A Spy in Winter
di Michael Hastings
26 utenti
1 recensione
½ 3.3
Member
ahef1963
86
The Last Tallyho
di Richard Newhafer
15 utenti
1 recensione
Member
laplantelibrary
87
Quinta colonna
di Agatha Christie
2,935 utenti
55 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
cbl_tn, elkiedee,
88
Il codice Rebecca
di Ken Follett
2,967 utenti
42 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
perennialreader
89
The Good German
di Joseph Kanon
1,531 utenti
40 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
kleo
90
Epitaffio per una spia
di Eric Ambler
739 utenti
17 recensioni
3.9
Member
pitjrw
91
The Tightrope Men
di Desmond Bagley
319 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
paulmdh
92
Red Joan
di Jennie Rooney
139 utenti
8 recensioni
4
Member
elkiedee
93
Witch Hunt
di Ian Rankin
833 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
Euryale, gypsysmom,
94
I testamenti
di Margaret Atwood
6,253 utenti
225 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
aprille, celerydog,
95
Guerra e pace
di León Tolstói
29,025 utenti
460 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
laplantelibrary
96
Carta bianca
di Jeffrey Deaver
1,125 utenti
35 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
Sarielle
97
The Cairo Affair
di Olen Steinhauer
456 utenti
35 recensioni
3.8
Member
mysterymax
98
L' oligarca: romanzo
di Robert Littell
369 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
viking2917
99
Il grande impostore
di E. Phillips Oppenheim
327 utenti
8 recensioni
3.9
Member
jburlinson
100
The House of Rumour
di Jake Arnott
174 utenti
15 recensioni
½ 3.6
Member
paradoxosalpha
Spiegazioni
paradoxosalpha: A a sprawling novel featuring Aleister Crowley's role in the British interrogation of Rudolf Hess as a sort of psycho-social asymptote.